| Manchester University | |
| Motto: | Learning, Faith and Service |
| Established: | 1860 |
| Type: | Private Coeducational Liberal arts |
| Affiliation: | Church of the Brethren |
| Endowment: | $75 million[1] |
| President: | Dr. Stacy Young |
| City: | Main Campus: North Manchester, Graduate & Health Sciences: Fort Wayne |
| State: | Indiana |
| Mascot: | Spartans |
| Country: | United States |
| Students: | 1,175[2] |
| Campus: | Small Town: 200 Acres (0.506 km²) |
| Former Names: | Manchester College (1860–2012) |
| Faculty: | 96 |
| Colors: | Black and Gold |
| Free Label: | Athletics |
Manchester University (formerly Manchester College) is a private liberal arts university associated with the Church of the Brethren and two locations, a residential campus in North Manchester, Indiana, and a second location in Fort Wayne, Indiana, which hosts the university's doctorate programs in pharmacy; master's programs in pharmacogenomics, athletic training, and nutrition and nutrigenomics; and an accelerated second degree program in nursing.[3] Total enrollment is approximately 1,200 students.[4]
| Manchester University | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Roanoke Classical Seminary | Established | 1860 | |
| Location | Roanoke, Indiana, USA | ||
| Affiliation | United Brethren Church | ||
| Acquired | 1885 Church of the Brethren | ||
| Affiliation | Church of the Brethren | ||
| Manchester College | Renamed | 1889 | |
| Relocated | 1889 | ||
| Location | North Manchester, IN, USA | ||
| Affiliation | Church of the Brethren | ||
| Acquired | 1932 Mount Morris College | ||
| Manchester University | Renamed | 2012 | |
| Location | North Manchester, Indiana, USA and Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA | ||
| Mount Morris College | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock River Seminary & College Institute | Established | 1839 | |
| Location | Mount Morris, Illinois, USA | ||
| Affiliation | Methodist Church | ||
| Mount Morris College | Renamed | 1844 | |
| Acquired | 1879 Church of the Brethren | ||
| Affiliation | Church of the Brethren | ||
| Closed | 1932 | ||
The Peace Studies Institute and Program for Conflict Resolution—the first undergraduate peace studies major in the U.S., was established at Manchester in 1948.[6] The program was chaired by Kenneth Brown from 1980 until 2005.[6] [7]
The Manchester College Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
In 2012, Manchester changed its name from Manchester College to Manchester University to reflect the growing number of graduate programs offered.[8] Manchester also expanded & opened its second location featuring its state-of-the-art pharmacy school in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in 2012.[9] Manchester is the first university to offer a master's degree program in pharmacogenomics.[10]
Manchester University operates on a 4-1-4 (four month semester- January Session- four month semester) academic calendar in its College of Undergraduate Studies. Students working toward a bachelor's degree can choose from seventy-eight major fields of study and thirty-four minor fields. Students working toward an associate degree can choose from two major fields of study. Manchester also offers master's degrees in five fields of study and a doctorate degree in pharmacy.
Manchester University as a whole has been accredited by The Higher Learning Commission continuously since 1932 and was a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools prior to its dissolution in 2014.[11]
The Department of History and Political Science is one of the oldest and most prestigious programs of study at Manchester, housing the Mock Trial and Model United Nations organizations. Well-known graduates include G. John Ikenberry, Albert G. Milbank Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, and co-faculty director of the Princeton Project on National Security; and Steven A. Shull, '65, university research professor at the University of New Orleans. Distinguished faculty have included Professor of Political Science Robert Johansen (Class of 1962; faculty 1967–74), founding Fellow of the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame and president of the World Policy Institute (1978–1982); and Professor of Medieval History Andrew Cordier (Class of 1922; faculty 1926–1944), one of the co-founders of the United Nations and president of Columbia University (1968–1970).
Manchester benefited from Cordier's faculty position as, through its relationship with him, Manchester also became the only college in the United States to hold NGO status with the United Nations, a distinction Manchester still holds.[12] This has allowed the institution to attract a number of renowned public figures and policy makers to its campus, including Eleanor Roosevelt, Martin Luther King Jr., Barry Goldwater, Ralph Nader, and Jesse Jackson.
All students classified as first-years, sophomores, or juniors must live on campus unless they live within 40 miles of Manchester University with their parents or are married. There are no fraternities or sororities at Manchester, and the university is a partially dry campus with alcohol being permitted at certain events.[13]
Manchester University has five residence halls:
Students in their senior year are permitted to live off campus, and often live in named, themed houses that may persist through several years of occupants.
Manchester also offers more than thirty student clubs and organizations.[14]
In 2012–13, Manchester students contributed over 47,000 hours of community service, earning the university a spot on the president's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for the fifth-straight year. The university's chapter of Indiana Reading Corps is one of the largest in the state, logging more than 3,000 hours tutoring elementary school children. Habitat for Humanity also is a major recipient of campus service.[4]
Washington Monthly magazine ranks Manchester 14th among the nation's baccalaureate colleges for its “contribution to the public good.”[15]
The university president's residence, named Tall Oaks, is located on the North end of campus and is passed on from president to president.[16]
The principal nonresidential buildings on the campus of Manchester University are:
Note: The Academic Center is a renovation of the former Holl-Kintner Hall, and contains classrooms, faculty offices and an admissions Welcome Center.[19]
Note: The Administration Building was razed in 2022.
Manchester University teams participate as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division III. The Spartans are a member of the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC). Men's sports include swimming, diving, baseball, basketball, cross country, football, soccer, tennis, track & field and wrestling; while women's sports include swimming, diving, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track & field, wrestling, cheer and volleyball.
A burgeoning esports team began intercollegiate play in 2020 and competes in the National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE) and the Great Lakes Esports Conference (GLEC).